- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with G and ending in SS (G__SS)
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: GLASS (May 19, 2022); GLOSS (April 26, 2026); GRASS (December 17, 2025); GROSS (October 17, 2025); GUESS (December 11, 2025).
ABEAR does not fit this page's clues. GLASS keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits G__SS?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, L, R, U
- 3rd letter A, E, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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GLASS
An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
“This tabletop is made of glass.”
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Past Wordle answer: May 19, 2022.
GLOSS
A surface shine or luster.
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Past Wordle answer: April 26, 2026.
GRASS
Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
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Past Wordle answer: December 17, 2025.
GROSS
remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
“a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence; a gross insult”
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Past Wordle answer: October 17, 2025.
GUESS
To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
“We can only guess at what was going through her mind.”
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Past Wordle answer: December 11, 2025.
GAUSS
The unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to 0.0001 tesla.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match G__SS?
- 6 five-letter words match G__SS in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, GRASS has the highest feedback entropy at 4.33 bits against the possible answers.